maisnee
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French maisnee.
Noun edit
maisnee f (plural maisnees)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mansio.
Noun edit
maisnee oblique singular, f (oblique plural maisnees, nominative singular maisnee, nominative plural maisnees)
- household; estate
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Qu’ele avoit mesniee molt bele.
- That she had a very beautiful household.
Descendants edit
- Middle French: maisnee